Experience of milk free diet for CMPA constipation

[Kl1234]

DD has had constipation for several months, since she was mixed BF and FF, but now much worse with weaning. We have cut out the formula and milk from her diet and mine for suspected CMPA for nearly 3 weeks and we are not seeing any difference in her poops or her eczema. Does anyone have any experience of trying a milk free diet for constipation and how long it would take to work? Thanks!

It takes 3-6 weeks for the gut to heal so stools can be the last of the symptoms to improve.
What have you been replacing dairy with? It could be multiple food allergies. Half of babies are allergic to both dairy and soya. Egg is also another common allergen to keep an eye on.
My niece had an egg allergy and my daughter has multiple including dairy, soya and eggs.
If you are using soya, I would stop the soya dairy/meat replacements to see if that helps. If it doesn't or you are already avoiding soya dairy/meat replacements you might need to cut all soya out. It's hidden everywhere! After that keep a detailed food and symptom diary to see if there is any correlation with diet and bad/ good days

It took about two months of me cutting everything from my diet before my son stopped having symptoms

Wow! That's longer than I expected. We've mostly been using oat milk, but I still have a tiny bit of soya. Fingers crossed we work it out soon!

How long did your paediatric referral take? I've just been told we have to stay dairy free for 6 months!

@Kl1234 our GPs referrals to paeds were rejected because my daughter was gaining weight. We got our paediatrician after being sent to the paeds assessment unit for something else at 4 months but he dealt with her reflux and suggested allergies. It was only after seeing them I went dairy free. My GP told me it absolutely couldn't be anything in my diet as she would be in hospital. The paediatrician then made the referral to the dieticians